The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 2014
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
12:37 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1137
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 264.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 0.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.50° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.61° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.